REVIEW: New Rhythms in A Christmas Carol (Guthrie Theater) Arts Theatre by Bev Wolfe - November 30, 2021November 30, 2021 The cast of the Guthrie Theater's 2021 holiday production of A Christmas Carol, now playing in Minneapolis. Photo by Jenny Graham. Prologue Re-opening operations during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a work in progress, with many adjustments and surprises. One such surprise came with the opening of the Guthrie Theater's new production
REVIEW: Oklahoma! Retrospective: Reworking and Reviving a Classic Through Tone (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Music Theatre by Bev Wolfe - November 18, 2021November 20, 2021 The national touring company of Oklahoma! played the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota from November 9-14, 2021. Photo by Matt Murphy. The national tour of Oklahoma! did not linger in town for too long. The Minnesota engagement was the formal launch of this tour, which sprouted from a famous (and Tony
FEATURE: The Children’s Theatre Company’s Bet on Warbucks – Annie Warbucks Arts Music Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 The cast of the musical Annie, now playing at the Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Lola Ronning (center) alternates as the titular little redheaded girl. Photo by Glen Stubbe Photography. Doors are open again at The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After many long months of morphing content online
INTERVIEW: Eva Price on Producing Oklahoma! in New York and on the Road Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 The recent revival cast of Oklahoma! on Broadway. A national tour branching off from this production performs at the Orphuem Theatre in Minneapolis, MN from November 9-14. Photo by Little Fang Photo. On Tuesday, Oklahoma! comes to Minneapolis. It has been a long time since this adaptation of Lynn Riggs' play Green
REVIEW: Ineffable Charm in The Red Shoes (Open Eye Theatre) Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Kimberly Richardson stars in Open Eye Theatre's The Red Shoes, now playing through November 6 at Open Eye Figure Theatre in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Mark Vancleave. The Red Shoes is an easy show to enjoy and a hard one to concisely describe. The show pivots on a dime between physical
PREVIEW: The Guthrie’s New Christmas Carol Arts Theatre by Basil Considine - October 16, 2021October 27, 2021 The cast of the Guthrie Theater's new production of A Christmas Carol rehearsing. Photo by Dan Norman. When A Christmas Carol opens at the Guthrie Theater in November, things are going to look a lot different. No, not "oh, hey, some new faces" different – a massively reworked and re-imagined production. While the big
REVIEW: Murmurs of Discontent and Crucibles in What the Constitution Means to Me (Guthrie) Arts Theatre by Kit Bix - October 13, 2021October 14, 2021 Cassie Beck stars as Heidi Schreck in the National Tour of What the Constitution Means to Me, which opened last week at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN. Photo by Joan Marcus. What the Constitution Means to Me is a play about law. This show, now playing at the Guthrie Theater,
REVIEW: A Stations of the Heart Time Capsule (Nautilus Music-Theater) Arts Music Theatre by Basil Considine - October 9, 2021October 14, 2021 The set of Stations of the Heart, now playing at the Northern Warehouse in Lowertown St. Paul. Photo courtesy of Nautilus Music-Theater. After an extended, mostly quiet pandemic hiatus, Nautilus Music-Theater returned to in-person art-making last week with Stations of the Heart, a musical theatre song cycle of sorts by composer
REVIEW: The Frozen Tornado Lands (Orpheum/Hennepin Theatre Trust) Arts Dance Music Theatre by Basil Considine - October 5, 2021October 6, 2021 Caroline Bowman stars as Princess Elsa in the North American tour of the musical Frozen, now playing through October 20 at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. Photo by Deen van Meer. The national tour of Frozen landed at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis last week. This stage adaptation of the Disney
NEWS: Beloved Arts Reporter Passes Away Arts Dance Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Pamela Espeland, a beloved arts reporter and fixture of Twin Cities journalism, passed away on Sunday, September 26. Her weekly Artscape column for MinnPost was a regular centerpiece of arts coverage.A multi-talented author and editor, Pamela was a graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, MN. As a copywriter, she worked